to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
setting a place; setting the table
all present; all concerned; all of us
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
overall; general; as a whole
carrying voice; well-projected voice
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to stay calm; to keep cool
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
unqualified; without qualifications
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
demon of ill health; disease
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
clanging; empty; deserted
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to do together; to share; to participate in
since when; from when; how long
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
dilapidated house; deserted house
if you think about it; come to think of it
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
a long, long time ago; very long ago
death from disease; death from illness